About the Partnership Awards
The Partnership Awards celebrate the best in public lands partnerships, recognizing individuals, organizations, publications, products, programs and services that embody leading edge achievements in the preservation of public lands and the enrichment of visitors.
Congratulations to our Award Winners and Honorable Mentions for the excellent work they do to communicate what is special about our nations’ public lands. This year, we presented fourteen awards to twelve organizations, agencies, and corporate partners on Wednesday, March 9th at our annual convention and trade show.
“The quality of this year’s nominations and submissions was outstanding,” said Public Lands Alliance Executive Director Dan Puskar. “They so clearly demonstrate the vitality and passion in today’s public lands partnerships and deserve recognition for being truly innovative, creative as well as collaborative.”
The Public Lands Alliance received submissions from across the nation and is pleased to announce the winners from the following categories:
Corporate Stewardship
Public Lands Partners
- FRIENDS OF NORTHWEST HATCHERIES AND LEAVENWORTH FISHERIES COMPLEX
- ADVENTURERS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CONSERVATION AND UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST
- GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ASSOCIATION AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
- FRIENDS OF THE CAMPBELL CREEK SCIENCE CENTER AND BLM CAMPBELL CREEK SCIENCE CENTER
Innovative Product of the Year
Award Winner
- POTTERY INSPIRED BY ARTIFACTS OF THE ANCESTRAL PUEBLOANS OF THE COLORADO PLATEAU by Grand Canyon Association
Honorable Mention
- See America National Parklands Collection Postcard Book by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Anniversary by Sequoia Parks Conservancy
- Park Ranger Centennial Minifigure by Eastern National
Outstanding Public Engagement - Product or Display
Award Winner
- MOJAVE MAX DESERT TORTOISE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM by Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association
Honorable Mention
- The Park Grill Project by Great Smoky Mountains Association
- @ Large Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz Retail Product Display by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Outstanding Public Engagement – Program or Service
Award Winners
- BAYVIEW COMMUNITY SHUTTLE AND COMMUNITY TRAILHEAD PROGRAM by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
- ART IN THE PARKS PROGRAM by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
- ROSIE’S GIRLS SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM by Rosie the Riveter Trust
Honorable Mention
- Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational by Zion Natural History Association
- Boys and Girls Clubs Programs by Great Smoky Mountains Association
- Acadia National Park Centennial by Friends of Acadia
- Arctic Youth Ambassador Program by Alaska Geographic
Publication of the Year – with annual revenues less than $1.5 million
Award Winner
- CAVE CREEK CANYON: REVEALING THE HEART OF ARIZONA’S CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS by Friends of Cave Creek Canyon
Honorable Mention
- Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The Late Triassic in the American Southwest by Petrified Forest Museum Association
- Seekers, Saints & Scoundrels by Friends of Red Rock Canyon
- Towpath Guide to the C&O Canal by Harpers Ferry Historical Association
Publication of the Year - with annual revenues higher than $1.5 million
Award Winner
- MANUAL FOR DRIVERS AND GUIDES: DESCRIPTIVE OF THE INDIAN WATCHTOWER AT DESERT VIEW AND
ITS RELATION, ARCHITECTURALLY TO THE PREHISTORIC RUINS OF THE SOUTHWEST by Grand Canyon Association
Honorable Mention
- America's National Parks - A Photographic Journey by Eastern National
- Smokies Life Magazine by Great Smoky Mountains Association
- Rocky Mountain National Park: Wilderness, Wildlife, Wonder by Rocky Mountain Conservancy
- Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War by Eastern National
Partners Choice Award
The Partners Choice voting received
more than 200 votes and several applicants engaged their members to participate in voting online.
This year’s recipient of the Partners Choice Award was
- SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK
ANNIVERSARY by Sequoia Parks Conservancy
We send our thanks to all the individuals, organizations and partners who
support the Partnership Awards Program. To learn more about the program and to be notified of the 2017 Partnership Awards call for submissions, sign-up for our monthly newsletter.